Improvement in toy cartridge-exploders



JOHN B. MCHARG, OFROME, NEW. YORK.

:Menos/Einem in rev CARTRIDGE-sanciones.

Specification forming part ofLettcrs vPat-ent No. E 59i0', dated January 26, 1875; applcatiun'led.

' October $8,- 1874. Y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. MGHRG, of Rome, Gueida county, in'the State" of New York, have invented an Instrument'for EX- ploding` Blank Cartridges, of 'which the following is a specification, reference being had4 of the gas of the exploded cartridges, with a cap constructed to iit over the open endot' the tube, rctainedin place by a spring-catch, which may engage with Aan annular projection,

on the outer surface A.ofthe cap, the inner'face of the head of the cap being preferably pro'- vided with a projection for firing 'tliepartrdge, the whole being designed to be attached to the end of a cane, or to the-head of an arrow. f r

Figure l is a side 'surface view'of my invention complete, attached to the broken-oft' smallend of a cane. Fig. 2 is a similar View of' the saine turned quarter round. Fig. 3 is t central sectional view ot' the same. yFig..4 s a face View of the spring-catch, and Fig, 5j Fig. 6 is a een is a side view ot' the same. tral sectional View of the ,head oi' a cane, con taining my invention in a modified form.

v H is a metal cylinder, in the one end of which is formed -a chamber to receive a ruetallic cartridge, B, the ilangepri-med head ot' 'which rests on the end of the cylinder. O is a cap, whch'ts over the end ot' the cylinder H. Across the center of the inner face of the head ot' the cap is preferably a rib or projection, c, which, when vthe cap is driven down .upon the'cylinder, impinges upon the head of the cartridge and lires it.A Upon the outer surface ot the cap niay he. an annular -r'b or projection, b, in which is cut a notch;'c. -D is a spring-catch secured at one end to the -fer- `rule A. The opposite end rests upon the cap, and holds it in place on the cylinder.' The cap may be liberated by either lifting the free` cud ofthe spring,` D, or preferably by` 187 turning the cap so that the projection d c oincides withthe notch 6,-when the cap may be' pnt on or taken od", the .projection passing through the notch. -Any equivalent device may be employed for. holding the cap on the cylinder` F is alarga aperture in the side ot the cylinder, opening into the cartridge-chainber,throug which the gas of the exploded tartridge Vmay escape.

This cartridge-exploder is designed to be attached-'to the-endot' a cane, E, by the vferlr u1e.A, as represented in the rlrawings,-Figs.

1,2,.'and `3, or in -a'ny other suitable manner. Itisalso designed' to' be attached in like` ina-in ner tothe head `ot' an arrow, to be fired at some solid object, from ay bow. breech-loading gun-barrel, the said cylinderI having a iateralopening'to permit the escape V Inplac'e of,being'attachedto the small end of a cane, as shown. in the drawings, it may be, attached' to the-head orknob, in which casetlie position of. the cartridge may bc re versed and inserted in the head, the open'eud of *the` cartridge inward, a proper annular "shoulder ,being provided in the'cartridg'cchamber in the head of the cane, for the ,nange of the cartridge-head to rest upon, and

an aperture made in the head-,for thc escape of the gas.

lVlfith this modification, which is shown in 2 Fig; 6, a shank. on the end of the'shat't ofthe cane is 'fitted to follow the cartridge into the cane-head, which, being forced against the cartridge, will explode it. i'

In a cane providedwith this instrument, 'a cartridge maybe carried for any length ot' time,A 'as a cane -i'si-Ordinari]yfusedirwalking; and may be exploded at pleasure by striking` the cane down forcibly upon the hard ground or pavement.

W/Vhen attached to -an arrow, the Hight ot' the arrow will carry it with Asntlicient force against ahard object to explode theca-rtridge. The general design ot' the. invention ,is to furnish a sate, convenient, and attractive instrument to explode blank cartridgesgfo'r innocent amusement.:

'What claim as my invent -similar articles, a blank-cartridge 1exploder composed ot' the cylinder H, having a lateral aperture, F, andthe cap C, combined to opera-t'e as and for the purpose described'.

litness my hand this 24th day of October,

- JOHN B. MGHARG. Witnesses:

' B.S.'CLARK, "Wi/L SrEvENsoN.

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